‎"Grimes on the Beach" - Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes by Britten-Pears Orchestra

Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Prologue, Peter Grimes (Hobson, Swallow, Peter)

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Stephen Richardson, Alan Oke, Henry Waddington

1:31

You sailed your boat round the coast (Swallow, Peter, Mrs. Sedley, Hobson, Ellen, Chorus)

Giselle Allen, Stephen Richardson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Steuart Bedford, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Henry Waddington, Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra

3:20

Peter Grimes, I here advise you (Swallow, Hobson, Peter, Chorus)

Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Stephen Richardson, Steuart Bedford, Henry Waddington

2:09

The truth - The pity - And the truth (Peter, Ellen)

Steuart Bedford, Giselle Allen, Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra

1:55

Interlude I

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

2:47

Oh, hang at open doors (Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)

Robert Murray, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, David Kempster, Gaynor Keeble, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North

4:20

Good morning, good morning! (Rector, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley, Ned, Swallow, Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)

Charmian Bedford, David Kempster, Christopher Gillett, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Gaynor Keeble, Henry Waddington, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Alexandra Hutton, Robert Murray

1:05

Hi! Give us a hand (Peter, Boles, Balstrode, Ned, Auntie, Hobson)

Gaynor Keeble, David Kempster, Stephen Richardson, Robert Murray, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Alan Oke

3:21

I'll have to go from pub to pub (Hobson, Ellen, Ned, Chorus)

Giselle Allen, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Stephen Richardson

1:54

Let her among you without fault (Ellen, Hobson, Mrs. Sedley, Ned)

Stephen Richardson, Giselle Allen, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra

2:59

Look! The storm cone! (Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Chorus)

Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Robert Murray, David Kempster

2:35

And do you prefer the storm (Balstrode, Peter)

David Kempster, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke

3:24

They listen to money (Peter, Balstrode)

David Kempster, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke

1:35

What harbour shelters peace (Peter)

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Alan Oke

1:02

Interlude II

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

4:04

Past time to close (Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Boles, Nieces)

Robert Murray, David Kempster, Steuart Bedford, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Alexandra Hutton, Charmian Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Gaynor Keeble

2:22

Loud man (Auntie, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley)

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Gaynor Keeble, Alexandra Hutton, Charmian Bedford, Steuart Bedford

0:59

There's been a landslide up the coast (Fisherman, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)

Gaynor Keeble, Britten-Pears Orchestra, David Kempster, Steuart Bedford, Robert Murray

0:59

No, I mean love (Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)

Steuart Bedford, Robert Murray, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, David Kempster

0:31

Pub conversation should depend (Balstrode, Chorus)

Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra

1:18

Have you heard the cliff is down (Ned, Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Chorus)

Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Gaynor Keeble, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers

1:33

Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie, Chorus)

Alexandra Hutton, Charmian Bedford, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford, Gaynor Keeble, Robert Murray, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alan Oke

3:33

For peace sake (Balstrode, Peter)

Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra, David Kempster, Steuart Bedford

2:29

The bridge is down (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter)

Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Alexandra Hutton, Gaynor Keeble, Charmian Bedford, Alan Oke, Giselle Allen, Stephen Richardson, Robert Murray

1:32

Interlude III

Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra

2:25

Glitter of waves (Ellen)

Giselle Allen, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

1:28

Now that the daylight fills the sky (Ellen, Rector, Chorus)

Steuart Bedford, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Christopher Gillett, Giselle Allen

3:38

Child you're not too young (Ellen, Rector, Peter, Chorus)

Alan Oke, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Giselle Allen, Christopher Gillett, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

3:10

This unrelenting work (Ellen, Peter, Chorus)

Alan Oke, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford, Giselle Allen, Britten-Pears Orchestra

4:17

Fool to let it come to this (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Swallow, Nieces, Rector, Chorus)

Gaynor Keeble, Christopher Gillett, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, David Kempster, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Robert Murray, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Alexandra Hutton, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Charmian Bedford, Henry Waddington

3:12

People ... No! I will speak! (Boles, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen, Chorus)

Giselle Allen, Steuart Bedford, Christopher Gillett, Robert Murray, David Kempster, Gaynor Keeble, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Britten-Pears Orchestra

2:12

We planned that their lives (Ellen, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Ned, Nieces, Auntie, Balstrode, Hobson, Swallow, Chorus)

Giselle Allen, Alexandra Hutton, Henry Waddington, David Kempster, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Gaynor Keeble, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Christopher Gillett, Stephen Richardson, Robert Murray, Charmian Bedford, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North

2:15

Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut? (Rector, Swallow, Balstrode, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Chorus)

Steuart Bedford, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Robert Murray, Britten-Pears Orchestra, David Kempster, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Christopher Gillett, Henry Waddington

0:46

Now gossip is put on trial (Chorus)

Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North

2:01

From the gutter (Nieces, Auntie, Ellen)

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Charmian Bedford, Steuart Bedford, Alexandra Hutton, Gaynor Keeble, Giselle Allen

4:01

Interlude IV

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

5:28

Go there (Peter)

Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

1:53

They listen to money (Peter)

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Alan Oke

5:01

Now! Now! (Peter, Chorus)

Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford

2:08

Peter Grimes (Rector, Swallow, Ned)

Christopher Gillett, Henry Waddington, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra

2:59

Interlude V

Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra

3:39

Assign your prettiness to me (Swallow, Nieces, Ned)

Henry Waddington, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Charmian Bedford, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Alexandra Hutton

3:11

Mr. Keene (Mrs. Sedley, Ned)

Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers

1:26

Murder most foul it is (Mrs. Sedley, Ned)

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Charles Rice, Steuart Bedford

1:22

Come along, Doctor (Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode)

Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Christopher Gillett, Giselle Allen, David Kempster, Catherine Wyn-Rogers

2:43

Embroidery in childhood was (Ellen, Balstrode)

Britten-Pears Orchestra, David Kempster, Steuart Bedford, Giselle Allen

4:48

Mr. Swallow (Mrs. Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson)

Steuart Bedford, Henry Waddington, Gaynor Keeble, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Stephen Richardson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers

1:54

Who holds himself apart (Chorus)

Steuart Bedford, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Britten-Pears Orchestra

3:27

Interlude VI

Steuart Bedford, Britten-Pears Orchestra

2:08

Grimes! (Voices, Peter)

Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Steuart Bedford

5:08

Peter, we've come to take you home (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode)

David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Alan Oke, Giselle Allen

2:22

To those who pass the Borough (Swallow, Fisherman, Auntie, Boles, Chorus)

Steuart Bedford, Henry Waddington, Robert Murray, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chorus Of Opera North, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Gaynor Keeble

5:11

"Grimes on the Beach" - Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes

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Benjamin Britten

Steuart Bedford

Stephen Richardson

Catherine Wyn-Rogers

Robert Murray